Kate Nash: Why OnlyFans Is Funding My Music Career!

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Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 1 hour 25 minutes

What if staying true to yourself cost you everything?

In this episode of Begin Again, Kate Nash opens up about the reality of building a career in an industry that often tries to control, define, and silence you. From becoming a breakout star at 18 to being labelled, misunderstood, and written off, Kate shares what it really feels like to grow up in the public eye and fight to stay yourself.

She speaks candidly about the music industry today, why it’s no longer sustainable for artists, and the difficult decisions she’s had to make to keep her career alive including starting an OnlyFans to fund her tours. For Kate, it’s not about controversy, it's about survival, independence, and refusing to play by rules that no longer work.

This conversation also explores the emotional side of that fight. The pressure to be perfect, the anger that once fuelled her, and the conscious decision to move beyond it. Kate reflects on identity, feminism, and the power of women supporting each other in a world that often tries to pit them against one another.

At its core, this is a story about resilience, creative freedom, and what it takes to take back control on your own terms.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:01:31) Intro to Kate Nash, fame and problems of public image

(00:04:51) Exploring identity and history through music

(00:08:01) The evolution of Kate’s Music and dealing with online hate

(00:12:34) Kate's Catholic upbringing, the challenges of Shame

(00:19:15) Kate's relationship with her sisters

(00:23:06) Do Health Ad

(00:24:27) Bloom and Wild Ad

(00:25:29) Kate's heart surgery

(00:32:17) Kate deciding to quit her job and start performing music

(00:36:26) Dealing with fame

(00:39:20) Manager stealing from her, and healing from

(00:47:33) Moving to LA

(00:48:57) Kate's breakout role in Netflix series *Glow*, and learning to wrestle

(00:58:31) Why the music industry is broken!

(01:01:41) Starting an OnlyFans account to fund her career

(01:06:04) How fans can support the music industry

(01:08:23) Kate's protest around London

(01:12:00) The reasons Kate is fighting for the music industry and culture

(01:16:12) A surprise letter for KateSponsored by:

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